... paradigm, but was also based on empirical observations in European democracies, arguing that a broader analytical framework is needed to understand public management (Kickert et al., 1997). Also in the case of Switzerland, the analytical focus of public management analysis has been credited...

... autonomy Local government reform Switzerland Multilevel analysis This paper focuses on the connections between local autonomy and local government reforms, which have rarely been examined according to some scholars (Bouckaert and Kuhlmann, 2016a ; Lidström, 1998 ; Wolman, 2008 ; Kersting...

...Sylvia Horton; Daniel J. Caron; David Giauque Purpose To compare and contrast the changes introduced in Canada and Switzerland as a result of public management reforms and explore the ethical challenges they entail. Design/methodology/approach This is a case study of two countries based...

... on civil servants in particular? The switch from input to output thinking is probably the most important change occurring through the implementation of NPM in Switzerland. This switch forces political authorities and public managers to: Define or redefine the mission statement...